Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Iowa, 2009. / Includes bibliographic references (leaves 141-144).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2009. / A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Education, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2001. / Part of Appendix A in Thai. Title from title page screen, viewed March 21, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Linda Lyman (chair), John Rugutt, George Padavil, David L. Tucker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-130) and abstract. Also available in print.

This study explores the extent to which the ethos and the basic approach to education taken by three Eastern Cape private schools influences the practice of environmental education within these schools. Their environmental education programmes are evaluated in terms of the guiding principles adopted by the international community in the 'Tbilisi Principles of Environmental Education'. An ethnographic approach was adopted for this research and findings are essentially descriptive and qualitative, with special regard to social structures and the attitudes of individuals within these structures.

Domino Servite School (DSS) is a private school, founded in 1986, and situated on KwaSizabantu (KSB) mission station in the Natal midlands. This research into DSS is a case study which aims to present an illuminative evaluation in the Whole School genre, within that branch of educational research concerned with effective schools. The project aimed to make use of a compatibility paradigm accommodating nomothetic and anthropological data. In attempting triangulation of methodological approaches, it tried to establish the extent to which DSS may be considered an efficient and effective 'New Private' school. It also aimed to understand the school's raison d'ětre. In order to illuminate the relevance and social processes of DSS, evaluation made use of internal and external referents. The internal investigation sought to make judgements in reference to the efficiency of the school as an organisation. On the macro-level, whole school evaluation required extensive curriculum evaluation. On the micro-level, appraisal of teaching and assessment of pupil performance was undertaken. This internal investigation required a critical analysis of the school's formal, informal and hidden curriculum. The external evaluation sought to make judgement in reference to the effectiveness of DSS. On the macro-level, this required evaluation of the findings of the internal investigation in terms of a broader South African context. Implications, for example of the school's 'private' status, and its 'Christian' curriculum in respect of multi-culturalism, education for nationhood , and ethnicity were examined. The analysis of these dimensions paid attention to the school's spatial context in terms of both its 'rural' and missionary setting. Here the focus was on the school's formal curriculum. Analysis of the inter-relational context paid attention to its informal curriculum or the way in which the school deals with the commonality and diversity of its clientele and staff. The inter-relational context of the school examined the hidden curriculum, or the relationship between the school and the broader South African Community. A critical ethnographic account of this institution was therefore possible because of the dual focus on the internal and external evaluation reference points. Internal evaluation made extensive use of direct (non-participant) observation, structured and nonstructured interviews, questionnaires, and documentary analysis. Indirect (participant) observation, in particular Clinical Supervision (CS), was also used. Indirect (non-participant) observation made extensive use of Flanders' Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC). Teacher self-evaluation was also included, while analysis of pupil performance made use of 'standardised' achievement testing and a tracer study. External evaluation required detailed study of local and international literature on issues relating to private schooling, rural and multi-cultural education, education for nationhood and ethnicity. The research found that much of the school's curriculum path is incongruous with its rural context largely because of its association with the former Department of Education and Training (DET), and because of its missionary heritage. As such the school is presently (1) located within a questionable (formal) curriculum tradition which has little relevance to, nor potential for, the transformational needs of either rural Natal or South Africa in general. However, this does not preclude the possibility of the school making a contribution to education for development in South Africa. (2) The school advocates a mono-cultural Christian value system and modified cultural pluralism which attempts to assimilate pupils from diverse socio-economic and ideologically homogeneous backgrounds. Multi-cultural education, plural values, religious and values democracy are therefore not part of the school's raison d'ětre. (3) The school, through its associated organisation Christians for Truth (CFT), represents a social view espousing either a modified cultural pluralism or multi-nationalism which allows for allegiance to a transcendent value system without compromising group. values and associations. This means that the school aims at assimilating or amalgamating diversity into a mono-cultural unity that transcends group identity. This transcendent culture is defined in Christian terms. The study recommends inter alia, further investigation into the educational implications of_values neutrality and the particularism of secular humanism; a comparative analysis of a random sample of private missionary schools and ordinary state controlled rural schools so that more generalisable results might be obtained; and a more thorough investigation into the parental and pupil contributions to the school, their attitudes and perspectives on missionary education and their feelings about the management styles evident in the organisation.

One of the organizational change technologies developed in response to the inherent weaknesses of the scientific and classical management theories is organization development (0D). The theories grew out of research experiments in change and training in intergroup relations conducted by Kurt Lewin in 1946 in the United States of America. They have been further developed by other researchers and applied to organizations since then, and to educational organizations since the 1960s. This study was carried out in the light of what some of the 0D esearchers and consultants observed, namely, that 0D interventions tend to be less successful in organizations outside the USA, especially in developing countries. They attributed the lack of success of the interventions to the nature of 0D theories, the skills, attitudes and behaviour of OD consultants, the nature of organizations and, especially, culture. Some of the OD consultants said the culture of the people in developing countries is unreceptive to the values which underpin OD theories. I carried out this study to investigate the work-related values of managers in an educational organization in Malawi, and assess the implications of their values for OD interventions. I used a qualitative case study method and the interview technique to gather data for the study. I also used observation and document analysis techniques to supplement the interview technique. The results of the study indicate that most of the work-related values of the managers closely match the values of OD theories. The findings contradict what some of the OD researchers and consultants said about the culture of the people in developing countries. Hence, OD consultants need to investigate the work-related values of the gatekeepers of cli nt organizations and design and implement OD interventions that fit the interests of the gatekeepers.

Text in Afrikaans / Ouers was aanvanklik verantwoordelik vir die onderwys van hul kinders. Namate die samelewing komplekser geword het, het die staat as instelling by die onderwys betrokke geraak met die doel om individue en gemeenskappe te ontwikkel in belang van openbare welsyn. Die onderwystaak van die staat het in so 'n mate uitgebrei dat die staat vandag die onderwys monopoliseer. Mettertyd het die staat en groepe in die samelewing probleme met staatsbeheerde onderwys ervaar. Onderwys het duur geword, en bevredig ook nie die behoeftes van almal in die gemeenskap nie. Privatisering van die onderwys word toenemend beskou as 'n moontlike oplossing vir probleme van die onderwys. Privatisering vind sy oorsprong by die vryemarkdenke van die ekonomie, en dit beklemtoon verantwoordelikheid en vryheid van keuse. Alhoewel privatisering primer 'n ekonomiese motief het, het dit ook ander motiewe, waaronder 'n politieke motief. Privatisering neem verskeie vorms aan en het spesifieke doelwitte asook bepaalde voor- en nadele. Die hantering van die verskaffing van kapitaaldienste in die openbare onderwys in Suid-Afrika bewys dat sekere funksies van die staat in samewerking met die private sektor volledig en suksesvol geprivatiseer kan word. Ander onderwystake is elders geprivatiseer en hou baie voordele in, veral vir die individu en vir groepe in die gemeenskap. Privatisering van die onderwys loop uit op private skole. Bestaande private skole maak baie aansprake, onder meer dat dit onafhanklikheid en kwaliteitonderwys in die hand werk. Dit is egter baie moeilik om klinkklare bewyse vir die aansprake van private skole te vind. Alhoewel private skole van elitisme en separatisme beskuldig word, strewe openbare skole ook na 'n eie etos. Privatisering van die onderwys bied opwindende moontlikhede vir en uitdagings aan die staat, die samelewing en die private sektor. Dit behoort die verantwoordelikheid van die onderwys terug te besorg aan die ouers en die gemeenskap, en sal die soewereiniteit van die onderwys verseker. Privatisering van die onderwys moet egter altyd die belange van die kind eerste stel. Suksesvolle privatisering van die onderwys sal dus deeglike evolusionere beplanning deur die staat en die samelewing verg. / Parents were originally responsible for the education of their children. As society became more complex, the state as an institution became involved in education with the aim to develop individuals and communities in the interest of general well-being. Education has now become the responsibility of the state to such an extent that the state presently monopolises education. The state, and groups within the community, have now come to experience problems with state-controlled education. Education has become expensive and does not make provision for distinctive education for individual groups in the community. Privatisation of education is increasingly regarded as a possible way of solving problems in education. Privatisation originates in the economic concept of the free market, and it stresses responsibility and freedom of choice. Although privatisation has an economic motive, it also has other motives, including a political one. Privatisation assumes many forms and has specific aims, as well as advantages and disadvantages. The handling of the provision of capital of the services in South Africa is proof that certain functions of the state can be very successfully privatised. Other tasks in education have also been privatised and these tasks have many advantages, especially for the individual and for groups in the community. Privatisation of education culminates in the private school. Existing private schools claim, among others, that they promote independence and quality education. It is, however, very difficult to prove, unequivocally, the claims of private schools. Although private schools are accused of elitism and divisiveness, public schools also strive for an own ethos. Privatisation of education offers the state, the community and the private sector exciting possibilities of education and challenges. It should ensure the sovereignty of education and once again place the responsibility for education on the parents and the community. Privatisation of education should, however, always put the interests of the child first. The successful privatisation of education will therefore require thorough and evolutionary planning by the state and the community. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Vergelykende Opvoedkunde)

O presente estudo situa-se no âmbito da História da Educação e tem como objetivo central demonstrar como se desenvolveu o ensino secundário na cidade do Rio Grande/RS a partir da segunda metade do século XIX, de forma a abarcar outras demandas para além da formação para o ingresso no ensino superior. Desse modo, utilizamos como corpus documental os anúncios dos colégios e aulas particulares publicados na imprensa local, sobretudo, no jornal Diario do Rio Grande de 1848 a 1890, juntamente com Relatórios, Ofícios, Mapas, Estatutos, Catálogos, Anuários e Almanaques da Província, entre outros documentos. O intuito desta tese é comprovar que o ensino secundário rio-grandino estabeleceu um novo paradigma para a educação formal, consolidando-se como uma alternativa viável para a formação intelectual de outros grupos sociais que não almejavam o ingresso no ensino superior. O ensino secundário nesta cidade diferenciava-se justamente por redimensionar a sua finalidade neste período, possibilitando que outros públicos ascendessem socialmente por meio da instrução secundária Para corroborar com a presente tese analisamos a significativa oferta de instituições de ensino secundário presentes na cidade, ao longo do período analisado, sinalizando a existência de uma demanda local oriunda de determinados grupos sociais que tinham como objetivo manter certa situação de classe que seria responsável por consolidar e sustentar os interesses das gerações anteriores e, que também estavam voltados à ascensão social através da educação formal. Identificamos que esta formação intelectual, proporcionada pelo ensino secundário, não estava somente voltada ao ingresso no ensino superior, mas, sobretudo, a uma formação cultural e profissional que o ensino primário não contemplava e que precisava ser amparada através de novas ofertas de ensino que o setor público não conseguiu abarcar, e nem mesmo, rivalizar. Desse modo, conseguimos identificar, através de diferentes indícios, que a instrução secundária, de caráter laico e particular que se desenvolveu ao longo do período imperial, consolidou-se em função de diferentes necessidades da sociedade rio-grandina que não incluía apenas a preparação para os exames de preparatórios, mas também, a formação para atuar no comércio, na política e na docência. / The present study lies within the History of Education scope and aims to show how secondary education was developed in the city of Rio Grande / Rio Grande do Sul State from the second half of the nineteenth century so as to cover other demands beyond training towards higher education entrance. For that purpose, school and private class announcements published by the local press, especially in the Diario do Rio Grande newspaper from 1848 to 1890, together with Provincial Reports, Official letters, Maps, Statutes, Catalogs, Yearbooks and Almanacs, among others, were consulted. This thesis aims to prove that the Rio Grande high school system established a new paradigm for formal education, consolidating itself as a viable alternative for the intellectual formation of other social groups that did not intend to follow higher education studies. Secondary education in this city was differentiated precisely by reshaping its purpose in this period, allowing public at large to ascend socially through high school In order to support this thesis, a significant supply of secondary education institutions in the city during the aforementioned period was analyzed, signaling the existence of a local demand by some groups that sought to maintain their social status, which served the purpose of consolidating and maintaining the interests of previous generations and which were also aimed at social ascent through formal education. This identified intellectual formation provided by secondary education was not only directed towards entering higher education, but provided, above all, cultural and professional formation that primary education did not contemplate and needed to be supported by new educational offers that the public system could not and did not rival. In this way, and through different indicators, secondary education of secular and particular character that was consolidated during the imperial period due to different needs of the Rio Grande society, including not only preparation for preparatory exams but also training in trade, politics and teaching, was identified.

The aim of this study was to get the actual contextualization perspective of the chemistry from public and private high school in Santa Maria/RS. This work shows trait of quantitative and qualitative research and started with choice of the articles from national and international journals according to the theme contextualization and chemistry teaching. It was found that 68% of the articles were part of the criteria of critical perspective of society in the student education and citizen according to the Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE). Besides, 52% of the studies reported pedagogical intervention in context with STSE focus, assessing previous knowledge and after the educational intervention. This study analyzed one sample of the 455 students and 18 teachers, from 13 state public schools (students, n =350; teachers, n =13) and 5 private schools (students, n =105; teachers, n =5). Therefore, when surveyed teachers indicate that contextualization was absence in class due a little knowledge, motivation and little time to plan educational activities by the teacher. However, for 55 % of students from public schools and 41% of private it is possible to connect the contents of chemistry with everyday things. Thus, the majority of the students of public and private schools manifest interest in chemical content, and yet can be seen that the question of greatest interest by the boys was on the operation of engines, and by the girls about the lotions and creams beauty. Next, it has been developed an educational workshop named "Measures of daily and chemistry: what is the connection?" considering the pedagogical moments: first question, theory development and practice in the STSE focus, in the selected public school. Thus, the teaching of chemistry in the context of live can turn more seen, if there were incentives that provide motivation to teachers with training courses for teachers that include the contextualization of chemistry as main topic. / Este estudo visou obter um panorama da contextualização da química no ensino médio das escolas estaduais e particulares de Santa Maria/RS. Este trabalho apresenta perspectivas da pesquisa quantitativa e qualitativa, e iniciou com a revisão de artigos de periódicos nacionais e internacionais de acordo com o tema contextualização e ensino de química. Nela, constatou-se que 68% dos artigos se enquadram no critério da visão crítica da sociedade na formação do aluno cidadão e com enfoque Ciência Tecnologia Sociedade e Ambiente (CTSA). Além disso, 52% das publicações referiram-se à intervenção pedagógica na contextualização com enfoque CTSA, com avaliação dos conhecimentos prévios dos alunos e após intervenção pedagógica. Neste estudo foi analisada uma amostra de 455 alunos e 18 professores, provenientes de 13 escolas públicas estaduais (alunos, n=350; professores, n=13) e 5 escolas particulares (alunos, n=105; professores, n=5). Por conseguinte, os professores pesquisados mencionaram que a contextualização não se faz presente em sala de aula devido ao pouco conhecimento, motivação e tempo no planejamento de suas ações educativas. Entretanto, para os 55% dos alunos das escolas estaduais e 41% das particulares é possível relacionar os conteúdos de química com as coisas do cotidiano. A maioria dos alunos das escolas estaduais e particulares demonstrou interesse pelos conteúdos de química, sendo que os temas de maior interesse para os meninos foi o funcionamento de motores, e para as meninas as loções e cremes de beleza. Foi desenvolvida uma oficina pedagógica em uma das escolas estaduais pesquisadas, intitulada As medidas do cotidiano e a química: qual a ligação? considerando a problematização inicial, desenvolvimento teórico e aplicação prática com enfoque CTSA. Assim, a contextualização da química estará mais presente nas escolas, se houver incentivos que proporcionem motivação aos professores com cursos de formação de professores que incluam a contextualização da química como tema gerador.

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